We know that after the "Nine Sons and Sisters" incident, Yongzheng successfully sat on the dragon chair, but he showed no mercy to his brother. Even his half-brother Yin Yu was sent by him to guard the imperial tomb, and later Yongzheng was not at ease, and he summoned Yin Yu back to Beijing and imprisoned him, until Qianlong took the throne, and released him.
The history books record that "'Now Yun Yu lived in Malanyu, and wanted him to visit jingling and cleanse the former ... That is, with his son Bai qi and confined to the shouhuang palace, for a long time, waiting for his repentance. 'Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne and was relieved. ”
What Yongzheng did to his brother also made many people think that he did not think of brotherhood and seemed too cold-blooded. When he did this, was he not afraid that in the future, his son would repeat the same mistakes?
(Yongzheng stills)
Yongzheng has a total of 10 sons, in fact, as an emperor, there are indeed some few, but during Yongzheng's reign, the most concerned thing in his heart is state affairs, and for the continuation of incense, it is enough to have an excellent son of Hongli.
So how did Hongli, that is, after Qianlong ascended the throne, treat his other brothers, and did he not miss family affection like his father? Then let's take a look at how Yongzheng's other nine sons, in addition to Qianlong, ended up.
In fact, let's not talk about how Qianlong treats his brothers, let's assume that he wants to deal with his brothers, but he doesn't have that chance, so why do you say this? Because although Yongzheng had 10 sons, there were 6 who died prematurely.
(Hongli stills)
1. The Prince who died prematurely
The first is the eldest son, Honghui, who, as the name suggests, was born to the empress, but unfortunately, the eldest son died at the age of 8. Hongpan was supposed to be the second son of the emperor, but because he died at the age of 2, he did not have time to order his teeth, which was a pity. Hongyun became the second son, both of whom were born to Concubine Li of Qi, but Hongyun also died at the age of 10.
Fu Yi, Fu Pei, and Fu Hui were all born to Concubine Nian, that is, Nian Qianyao's younger sister. The first two princes died prematurely before their teeth were ordered, and Concubine Nian was deeply favored by Yongzheng, so the blessing of surviving was the most favored prince at that time. When the Korean envoys came to congratulate him, Yongzheng took Fuhui with him, so even the Koreans believed that Yongzheng intended to pass on Fuhui in the future, but unfortunately Fuhui was also blessed and died at the age of 8.
Yongzheng was devastated by Fuhui's death, and the history books recorded that "in the sixth year of Yongzheng, the eighth son of the emperor, Fu Hui, the emperor quit the dynasty, and ouchi sufu each served three days, did not sacrifice to the gods, and ordered the prince to be buried." ”
Of these 10 sons, 6 died prematurely, and except for the fourth son of the emperor, Hongli, there were only 3 left.
2. Passing on the Crown Prince
The rest are the lucky ones, and Hongshi, Hongli, Hongzhi, and Hongyao have all grown up smoothly. However, of the four people, two of them were passed on to Yongzheng's brothers.
Hongshi's birth mother was also Concubine Li of Qi, the eldest of the adult princes, and it can be said that under the circumstances at that time, if he behaved well, he could prosper for a lifetime, even if he could not succeed to the throne in the future. However, Hiroshi has been indulging since he was a child, and he still does not know how to restrain. Yongzheng was angry and passed him over to Yunyu.
It should be known that Yun Yu was Yongzheng's number one political enemy, and he passed on Hongshi to Yun Yu, also stripped him of his clan membership, and blasted Hongshi out of the Forbidden City, instantly cutting off Hongshi's political life. Therefore, Hongshi was no threat to Qianlong, nor could he talk about what Qianlong did to him, because Yongzheng's decision led to Hongshi's depression, which was only 24 years old.
The history books record that "Hongshi Yongzheng was indulgent for five years, cut the clan book, and had no seal." ”
(Stills from Hirokashi)
Another heir apparent prince was Hongyao. In the third year of Qianlong, Prince Guo Yunli died, and at the suggestion of Prince Zhuang, Qianlong passed on the 5-year-old Hongyao to Yunli and ordered him to inherit the title of Prince of Guo.
Qianlong was very fond of this younger brother, and when he became an adult, He became more and more domineering with the favor of the imperial brother. Later, more and more ministers impeached Hongyao, and qianlong, after investigating, learned that the situation was true, so he stripped him of his title.
As a result, Hongyao fell ill and confessed to Qianlong in every way at the time of his death, and Qianlong regretted it a little, so he restored his title. However, Hongyao's illness was still not good, and he died at the age of 33.
(Hongyao stills)
3. Adult prince
The princes who can successfully reach adulthood are also the four people of Hongshi, Hongli, Hongzhi, and Hongyao. But when Yongzheng died, Hongyao was only two years old, so he didn't count it. And Hongshi was expelled from the Forbidden City by Yongzheng and was passed on to Yun yu, so from the jade point of view, Hongshi can only be regarded as Qianlong's cousin. Then Qianlong's last remaining brother was only Hongzhi.
Hongzhi's birth mother was the Pure Yi Emperor's noble concubine Geng, and because she was the same age as Hongli, the brothers had a good relationship since childhood. When Yongzheng was in power, he often sent his brothers to work together. Later, Hongli took the throne, and he was even more concerned about Hongzhi.
Hongzhi had the support of his brother and did many absurd things, such as openly beating up first-class relatives and arranging funerals at home, but he sat on the coffin and laughed. As a result, none of the courtiers were satisfied with him, but Qianlong turned a blind eye.
(Stills of Hiroshi)
Not only that, Qianlong was also bent on promoting Hongzhi, who during his reign during his reign served successively as the governor of Manchuria under the White Banner, and later moved to the post of Manchurian governor of the Yellow Banner, and was promoted to the position of president of the Jade Disc Museum, and was promoted to minister of parliament to manage the affairs of the Zhenghuang Banner Jueluo. It is enough to prove how much Qianlong loves him.
Seeing Qianlong's attitude towards Hongzhi and Hongyao, he knew that he was actually very good to his brother. Although these brothers were not very contentious, he did not effectively imitate his father Yongzheng and cut his brothers from office or imprison them. Even though Heon-woo's title was originally removed, he later restored his title because he could not bear it.
In fact, there is a reason why Qianlong can tolerate his brothers so much.
First, as soon as Yongzheng ascended the throne, he secretly established a reserve, and Hongli was already the future emperor, of course, they did not know this. However, the treatment received by Xiao Hongli was different, kangxi had already cultivated him as a successor, so everyone tacitly agreed that his brothers would naturally not rob him.
Second, Qianlong's competitors are not many, after Hongshi was expelled from the Forbidden City, his brothers were only Hongzhi and Hongyao, and Hongyao was a milk doll, so Qianlong did not need to kill Hongyao completely.
Third, to put it bluntly, Qianlong only had one opponent, Hongzhi, and Hongzhi had always shown the appearance of a clumsy disciple to show that he did not have the heart to seize the throne. In addition, the ministers of the DPRK and China did not like Hongzhi and gave Qianlong a sense of security, so Qianlong would let his brother go.
Fourth, Qianlong and Yongzheng have different personalities, he has a benevolent personality, and he himself values brotherhood. Especially after he became an adult, there were only two or three of his brothers left, and he naturally wanted to treat them well.
Therefore, although Yongzheng's brothers are only eight buckets tall and have extraordinary strength, in terms of the ending, it is still happier to be Qianlong's brothers.
(Reference"Qingsushi")